This chicken is soooo good! I combined 3 or 4 different recipes that I had and added some ingredients. I think this makes a really good "Sunday dinner" and is something I would make over and over again.
Ingredients:
-1 whole roasting chicken
-fresh rosemary sprigs
-4 cloves of garlic minced
-4 cloves of garlic chopped
-1 onion cut into 8 pieces
-2 to 3 lemons sliced
-lemon juice
-3/4 stick melted butter
-black pepper
-thyme
-parsley
-parsley
Directions:
-Remove and discard giblets and neck from chicken; trim excess fat.
-Starting at the neck cavity loosen skin from breasts and drumsticks by inserting fingers, gently pushing between skin and meat.
-Preheat over to 400 degrees.
-Combine 3/4 stick melted butter,2 tablespoons lemon juice,1/4 teaspoon pepper,1 teaspoon thyme and 1/2 teaspoon parsley,and 4 cloves minced garlic in a small bowl. Use a brush to rub the mixture under loosened skin and all over the entire chicken, inside and out.
-Put the pieces of the onioin inside the cavity of the chicken along with the remaining 4 cloves of chopped garlic,6 to 8 rosemary sprigs,and 2 sliced lemons.Put remaining slices on lemon on top of chicken.
-Place chicken, breast side up,in a roasting pan or casserole dish.
-Roast, basting twice with leftover butter mixture, about 1 1/2 hours, depending on the weight of your roast.-Adding 2x3 inch pieces of potatoes around the chicken with butter or olive oil drizzled on them while you roast it is optional. When I made it I served and orzo salad and asparagus on the side.
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